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'U .tr
(.ENSIGN.''
s
Since the introduction of the " Ensign "
Film to thc fJr.rblic in lg0l, there ha:; gradu-
ally gathercrl about this trade mark name
a reputation for depcndability unl iI the
trade mark at this day is a Hall-mark
of quaiity, a synonym for excellence,
jealously guarded and conscientiously pre-
served. When something is'offered that is
said to be just as goocl as "ts,nsign," this
H fact sh.orild be remembered and tlie pur-
chaser will do *eli to insist on
..ENSIGN''
The llall-rnark of Quality.l
l,View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
Ilt'
SimplicitySimplicity ^ . '|iltillll TheThe.^r ^|ll Phnfn 6rett h-t of^f Photography.
A foreusord, shortting hou easy
it ts to make goorl Tti,ctures.
p IGHT awiy' back, in the beginning of things when
I\ the cave dweller first hac$ed out pictures on the
rough stone slabs surrounding his meagre resi-
dence, his admiririg friends and relations used to gather
round him and wonder how on earth he managed to do
it. They didn't express their wonder verbally. Oh no,
they were far too cute for that' but they gathered round
and wondered all the same. And so it has been all
' through the ages that succeeded. The man who turns
out pictures, be they ever so crude, is never without the
un'i'ersed spectatop who, in their heart of hearts, are
jealous of that man's skill andjvish that it was in their
power to emulate his efiorts. Now-a-days, thanks to
the progress of science and the public-spirited competition
of manufacturers (it isn't really public spirit that actuates
them, bui'the1' pretend it is) a new polver has been placed
in the hands of the would-be picture maker. That power
is photography. and it is the intention of this little book
to show how absurdly simple that fascinating pursuit
really is.
Ever so many people who have, at one time or other,
ventured to commence photography, have been told that
it is an expensive hobby and one in which expenses are
continually recurring. Well don't you believe them.View original page 4Page 5 · Read text
NOT F]XPENSIV
e
Plrtltogretpilv c:ittr Lre [rrarttise ri, atrcl prar:tisccl suc,-:cssitrilr',
too, just us cheapl)' as olr€i's l)ulsc ckluurnds. Still, sucll
etrc the ellonll"utrs rcsourct's of' the fascirrrrtirrg art. llrat r.tlr
can spelrcl pr;rctit:ltlly rlllV at)Iottttt r-,f tttonr,')r olI it, rttrtl
if vorlr tirrtr-' trricl inr:orne pernrit, )'ou rrrilv sltCrrd. vollr
u'iroic litc taking i-uiri
rn alii rr g phr>tograplrs
u'ithr-rttt o\'{'l' ()lrcc rvislr-
il irrg, u'ith ^t\lcxarrtlcl, th;-tt
thcrtr \vtrc othcr norlcls
iltl to ('on (lllcr. -'\nt-rther
grr:rrt 1tr-rint js tirat. plitittr-
tl grirplry i,s ltcvcl- ottt oI
scasorr. \\'intcr iirrd silltl-
nrcr. urrtirntn lrrrtl sltrirrg,
tlnil irt thc tropir:s. or in tlrcrtl
ll arctic rt,giorrs crithcr br.
il duy' ()r' l,)- night, thcrt:
lt is rrln'lrvs sorrrcthin g
it that ('atI lrc dottt:. I1
iil.ollcv is a r:orrsidci:lrtiort,
\'ou cart buy'a culltera for ;s. 6cl. that rvill talie just as
good photographs as olro that r:r;sts fifty pouncls. Of
course, ):otl \\'oulcln't be ablet to talic cluitcr srrelt a rvidel
raltgc of subjects, brit tiren thc rnan u'iro pa)'s fifty pounds
frlr a c?ulera rirust have solne points that hc can bc proud
of, besiclcs lrcirrg ablc to gltiat over all the beautiful {ittings
and'dodges that his clrnera.wouitl be fitted rvith. They
n'ould both havc'to uso cxactly thc sallrc materials
and therc tlrc econornist n'riulcl scorc becausc ouarter-View original page 5Page 6 · Read text
A BI'f OF ADVICE
plates cus[ fifteerr. p(]l]c'Lr iI drlzctr all\I\vhere. They are
thc best platcs in the marliet, too, arrd there isn't &
superior 'r'ariet)' for: thc sttpcriur catncra. No, the
questiorr of expenslr itt photoi;-raphy' is purely :l personrtl
one. Orre photographer rvill purcltase the absolutelt-
rlecessar],'' apparatus atrd nraterial ancl turn out e.xcellent
photogr:aphs rvhich rvill not c<lst hinl lnore tiran one and
nine pence
,F ,r dozerr
'. {or if hc,
onlrt rvants
srnail ()nes
they rvill
rosj about
half that
price),
while an-
rther one
will buy every new fangled dodge that is put otr th€
rnarket ancl his prints x'ill cost him two or three shillings
e ach. They won't be anv better photographs though.
Then thcre is another bit of advice that the would-be
photcgrapher lvill receive frcim somebody cr other
rvho iras tried photography arrcl failed. The advice
rvill be " I)on't." There arc somc pe<tplc n'ho always
fail and just bec.ausc thesc people hate to see others
succeed, thev rvill do their levcl best to prevent others
trying. l{orv rvith photography, like a good many other
things there are alrvays some people rvho rviil not follow
the rules of the game.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
RLiLES
If a ru;rrr t.rics to take ;r lrhotogurph rvithortt read.irtg
the: bookkt that acc()lnpiuties his L'anlcra lte is just
courting <lisaster:. lt's bortncl to corne. \\''hen your
doctor gives you a bottle r"rf medicine and rlirects you
to takC a teaspoonful tlucc times daily, !'rrti don't rub
it on your back and therr expt:ct to get rvell. Yott
wouldrr't gt,t 11'q:ll arrcl rvottltl protlably complain that
the medi-
cinr: w a s
no goocl tir
the doctor
\r'as a fuol,
all becausc
you didn't
f o I I o w
his irr-
stnrctions"
People rlo
thirrgs tluitc as trritti lrs this itt r:,)lIrtll(:trr:ittg photograpliy,
The-l' bu-y :t ('.arllera ;ttt<l le2r'c tht: lccolrU)llllving booklet
in the box. Therr tht'1' pla)' alrrlttt n'ith the irrstruntent
as if it were a doll's house or a musical bclx ; the-v opell
it antl shut it and set off all the things that clic.k or snap
and think thev havr: fourtcl out all theire is to knorv.
'fhe book will probabl)',tell tht'rn that " stlap-sllots "--*
it,'s a horritl u'ord but otre ffi.ust use it-ttrttst ttrtl,v bt
atternpted ()n ll bright surlrl)' do)' in the open. But
they don't loo,k at the poor book and they snap alvay at
an-vthing, artywhere, ittclotirs, ortt of doclrs, in churches,
trnder the treres artd irt tlark strcets exltecting to obtailrView original page 7Page 8 · Read text
alrd what happerrs ? 'I'he camcrir i:; itlarrttrtt, ttie plates
or lilms wL:t-e bad. in fact everything is \\/r{fItg oxccpt the
fatUouS phrlt<lgrapher, rvho itftt'r il f('\lt sitttiiar trxper:i-
rnerlts gives it up arrd tells pt'oplt' tlr;rt " ,t1't1ltr.rgrapfiy
is rotten, it's alI allsoirttt' tttttg's g:tlll{'
I know."
Weli
there are
peoplervhcr
ilre giftccl
rvith a coli-
s i dt'rablt'
irrll0ttnt o f
c () llt In 0li
SenSLl :rttCl
it is to
tlrL)stl
l)e()ple
t hltt this lrook ls acltlt't'sst:ti. l)ltt.itogr:rphy rvill cit>
a lot ot'tirings but it \\'oll't n'ork llur{loles antl nothing
slrort i-lf a tniracle n'ill givo a rnitll a go(xl result from it
" snllp-Shclt " in a dark t'httrch. \'ct hunclrecls and
hrrnclrecls ot pcople have tried to clo it. Just think
rvhat it nreails. -l'hei actiotr of :r sltutttlr otl tr Camera
permits a rav of light to enter for a fractiorr of :r seconcl
ancl in that tiny portiotr of time the plate or liltrl has tt>
" See " ald receive an irnpression nf what is i1 front ol
the lens. Now in a church or it dark interior, the liglrt
wants to soak irt and the impression cannot be receivedView original page 8Page 9 · Read text
A COAL CIiLLAR EXPERIMENT'
instarrtatrt:ousl1.. SuI)I)()S(] \'Oti g() irrto a coal cellar or
sorle dark place x'hich has onl1' a very small windorv
Goinwitlryotlrevesslrtttarrclrr'lrenYotlaresafelr.
inside, open aud shttt \'ortr eyes just as fast as ever
you can clo it. What rvottltl )'oil sec ? I)robably nothing
atall.Ifvotr\Vcrcfacirrgtirclgin{rlu'r,-ournightset'
just c-rne patch rtf light, but tirat's all' Nolv repeat the
experinrcrttcrtrtirrtheopcl}airintlrcsrrrrshincatrclirl
ttrat fraction or time $'hen, \-orr eves lverc opcn )'our
brain would havc receivecl att inpression of evcrything
intheangletlfr'isiorr.Ifvtlitietnentbertlrattliecvt. .rf t l'rc
Carnera.
rvhich i s
thc' lens.
is v e r v
much likc
your owll
eYe, vou
u'il1 have
learned
a good
cleal morc
aborrt photr >gl.lrirlrV titarr tht llliirl ll'ho attempts the
irnpossiblr'.
Whtlrr}-()llrvattttrltltlicillrrltcrgraplrsitrarooln()r
some fairly cl:rrli placc: votl rnttst givc the lens a chance
an<i therefore you have to giVC $'hlrt is called a " Tinle "
exposure which leaves the " e)-e " open for a srtffrcicnt
time to record rvhat is in frotrt of it. After ali' thisView original page 9Page 10 · Read text
RE-ENJOY HOI, IDAYS.
reasl)lrilg is ollr: c()rrltnon scllsc arttl if conruton scnse is
applicd trt photographv tltcrc rvill'Lrt: t.rr-r clifficulties in it.
Atrcl rvhltt a rvcln<irlrf ttl hoblrr' phtltograph]' is.
Fltrverr't you fclt jc:alons sotttctitttts u'ltctr lt friend has
irronght <.rut :t littlc album of prirlts atrcl pointett 6rtt
1ll the beautifttl placcs hc visitccl on his holidays. I{oq'
his vicws lrave givcrr cvcrrv()ne a. tltste of the pleasures
Irc has cxpcricnccd and \:t)ll ltal'c stoocl in the f{rollp
Itltl longeci to have becn ablc to tlrl<e photrigraphs of
t lre thin Ns yolt't:c secll. \\:hcr) \'ottt' Itr;ltclays :lre o\-e1'
\.Olr rna)' I'cmember
t hetn votlrsclf, bttt
vott can'L tcll PcoPlt'
cxactlt' htttt' jollY it
;rll u:as ; llesiclcs they-
prolralllr' lvotllcltt't
w'ant to ltt';tr abrlitt
t hc'rrr r inlcss volr
t'ot.lil short' solnc
photographs :ts u'cl1.
\'<ttr clnnrit evelt r('-
rrrernbcr ail tlle lit'tle
rlc'tails of Yotlr holi-
tlavs votu'self, if 1'orr
har-c n() aitl t ct
rnemorv in the shapc
Iof notcs or a Camera, and in a vcar or tlrt t-rtu rvil
forget all about the holiday exccltt pcrhaps one or ttvo
i>f the lcading fcatttres. Ilut rvhen yort have a collectiort
of photographs to remind yort of all the little incidentsView original page 10Page 11 · Read text
F'ORGETT'ING FRIENDS.
that rnade things so cnjoyabic, ,vour ltoliclays rcrnaj-n as
fresh and as interesting as they seemecl the clay you
retumed. lVhat a pleasure it is tr.' ILrL).. through your
prints again ancl ergain. What frienclships you have
rnissed because -vou had lrothirrg to bring you in contact
lvith solne of those charming pcoplc vou nr.ct. Think
how everyonc rvould have apprecliatecl a lcrv prints ot
that picnic party rvhere you all had such a go<"rd time
an<l hrlrv gllrrl you tvorrlcl have beeir tu hr:ar frrtrn them
again" If you had a
L.ilrrtera v0u woulJ
lre justified in u'riting
to thern and sending
s()rui, prirrts along,
lrttt ils \-0ll ]radnt t,
\-0u hud rr.othirtg
spccial tr-r rvrite about
and 1uobabl.v nrissed
u"trat utight havc
treen a lifc-lorrg
h'it'rr<1slri1>.
'fhis buoli is
ts1>t:r-:i;rlly addrcssed
tri tliosr' u'ho rrright
frc pirotc.rgraplit'r's arr.d
wt: lyant [o pull
J.otvrr tlrlrt fcrr ce of
rnyste::y tirat ira,s grad ually bectr l-ruilt u1> rourrd the
manipulations r;f che Carnera. ltcalll' tfierc is lro
rnystery ;rt ;rll ; it is simply thc u.ant c-rf csplarriltion
ILView original page 11Page 12 · Read text
II
'l
T'HE MYSTERY IMPRESSION
tirat h;rs created the urvstery -inrpression. Wc will
supposc that you liave purchasecl a Clarnera and rvant
to take a vielv for the first tinre. If :t is a hilntl
C;rnc:rir, th;rt is, one that is carried in the hand and
is not placed tlrrd tripocl, you will first of all read
tlie little: booklet rvhir;h accornpanies it. This rvill
t'.xplairr llew to load it ancl tcach \'()lr ali the nr(-i\,'e-
rncnts,
rvirich are
rrsually as
sitnple as
.\.Il.c
Thcrr
VL'tl g()
r)ut and
are rc:adv
to start
right ii-
wil \:.
I)erhaps it is best, to rnake all tite l)rovrrrrr('nts ol trrl.'irrg
ar photc'graph before you put the settsitivc plates in but
the boolilet rvill tell 1'ou that and rve will assume t'hat
\rou ku,.rw r,vhicir button to prel:ls lrnd u,hich knoir to turrr
for erach operation" Hand Clarneras are all fitted witlr
little rcflccting openings callcd " finders " aucl a silnilar
r.'iew to the one you see on yollr linder rvill tre trans-
nrittecl through the lens to your sensitive plirte rvhen
you open your shutter. All you har.e to dci thcrefore
is to be careful that the finder contains €veryflling yotr
u'ant orr the plate. If you are taking '.1 full lengthView original page 12Page 13 · Read text
BE CARB}'UL
portrait, 1or instancc, and 1-ou do tiot Sce the fcct of
\.our rnoclel in thc firtder, you must go it little further
Sceback until ]-otl <1o. Thcn -vou must btl careful to
that thc branchcs of a tree or the corrtcr of a housc, or
an1'thing else tltat 1'ott d-ou't want, clocs 1ot pokt: obtru-
sivell. into \-our picture. .\ tiny ieaf close to t.ire Camera
that is hartll1' noticcablc on the llndcr nlay rnake All
tugly blurr ou tlte plate but il vott arc cartlfril you rvill
ne\-er havc tn n-orrv aborrb s'hat thc rersrtlt rvill bc likc ;
vou can be surc that nothing is u'rong. Wherl cvcr)'-
thing is scttlcrcl to vour satisfaction ;'ust press thc catch
w'hich relczrses the shrtttcr, artd \'()tlr pl.ot'rgraph is
taken" l{orv votl mtrst changc thc platc so that thcre
lnav be uo cloubts aftcrr,r'ards as to rvhcther 1'r,1u changetl
rt or not. Directly the platc has gone dorvn (or if it is
a film camera you see c nelv number has appeared), you
knorv everrrthine is reaclv for another expostlro atrd vou
can go o11
maliing,
picturcs
until all
the plates
llre userd.
Norv
CO1TlCS
\\'irat
r11c)St
p e ople
think is the mysterious part, tl.re u'ork in the dark-room.
The plates or films you have been using are very sensitiveView original page 13Page 14 · Read text
SI{E SAT IN THE SLTN
to lrght and great carc rnust be takerr to respect that
sensitir-erless. When I'ou bu-1," a bcrx of plates you
rvill see, ail sorts oi carrtiotrs ott it, " Onl1t to be openecl
nl the darli-room 't and so ol1 and )'ou must take
thoscr instnrctirins to heart. Thcy arc put on the box
rvith a purposc and not for fun. Oucc let any white
light get
to youl'
plates
be f 0rc
they arc
cier.el<lped
atid yolr
rna).
thr:orr
t he rri
awa) at
rrlr('c. Wrc orrce hcarcl cif a rr.or-rld-be photographcr wht-r
c,pcneci ircr box of platcs r.nost carefuily in a dark-rbonr
ancl n'hen she had removed all the plates she took thcur
out into the gar-'rlcn ancl sat on a seat in thc sunlight to
loacl hc,r Carnera. Tht n she said shc tvas sure the plates
rnust have becn barcl lrecause thcrl' 'ivcnt black all over
as soon'as shc clcvciopecl thctn. \\'cll, that sort of thing
is sillv. The plates nmst be talicn ottt carcfully in the
clarli-roorn by the light of a red latnp ancl put into the
Carnera one by one until ail the sireaths arc full. Then
the Camera is closed and rnust on no account br: opened
agzrirr until vou are back in \-our dark-rootn. F ilm
Cameras can be loaclccl in claylight and althoughView original page 14Page 15 · Read text
ItlrSUL'f.
the ivhitc part.s tILt lrlack ltrrtl tlttr tlark parts are clear lt
glass but ttrat n'ill all c,orne r:ight on vorlr print. The
plate must be thoroughh' \\'ell rvashecl itr rurining water
or left tcl soak in a dish for five rninutes' therr the water
must be chatrge<l and another fi.r'e rninuters soaking must
tlc givcn ancl so ()Il for half an hour or lnore. After this
it is clriecl and then you can make a print; which
is il sirnilarlv c?]s-v proccss, onh' it can tre done in
daylight.
? Norv llsre is rrothing diflrcult about tliat, is there
.!ust a little colnmon sense and seeing that 1'ou nse the
right things at the right time. You rvouk:ln't rtse a hair
lrrush for your clothes or a clothes brush for your hair
because voll ktrorv what e'aclt ont] is for and, if yol
t.akr,r tht'
t roublc tr;
find ottt
rvhat t)ACh
c:lrcrnical
soltttion i:;
risecl f o r,
an d wirat
cnd it
ac,corllp-
lishes, 1'ct11
\\:0ntt
make anl' nristakes with thenr elther.
Iir-rr those who cllll afford it there are Da1'liglt t
Developing Tanks, some of which do alva)' rvith dark
room u'r'-rrk alttlgcther, and therc arc other tatrks rvhiChView original page 15Page 16 · Read text
WHAT IT TELLS
roducc []rr' tinte irr thc dark-r{l(rrll to minimrrrn. It
clt'Jrcncls on thc rnatcrial 1'ou us().
Non' this js jrr-st a sort of olrtliuc of rvhat yott do irt
photograptrr-. 'l'hc: " tr:nsigrt " Hanclbook erplains clctails
rnore fullv, and thc tr"rplatratir-rns liatre been rnade as
simple as possiblt-.. 1'hc1' irave bectl lyritten lclr thOse
rvho hnorv nothing tr,r start n'itir, but rt'ho rvill have a
souncl rrractical J<non'lt'clst' of phot,rgraolry aftcr thcy irave
stttctied
them. Atl
the crpla-
nations,
and hints,
and advice
arL. the
rvork r:t
a photo-
grapher
rvho rrot
irnl-vlinou's
about photograph)', but xnorvs horv to tcil others about
it in \/ery clear and simple language. If you follolv his
advice you rvill be surprised to find how much better
your photographic work is, even at the very beginning.
than what vou have seer] other begirrners produce.
Percy G. R.lVright.View original page 16Page 17 · Read text
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF SOME li OF THE TECHNICAL TERilIS USED
IN RELATION TO A CATIERA. I
THE CAMERA ITSELF.
Camera. A box or bellows frtted to two frames holding the lens
at one end' and the d_ry plate or film at the other. I ts use is t"o prLvini
any_lrght reaching the plate except that passing through the'lens.
.. Box-Form Ma*azine Camera, A Camera- which" contains in ltselt a set of six or twelve plates, each fitting into a metal frame oi sheath,. of By .means can be brought into positiernie changing_to ieceivearrangemientits licture. eachHas'topt.t"bel"^t"rifu;,I;A or emptied in a Dark-Room.
. Foldin€-Plate Camera._ A light bellows Camera intended for use ln tne hand or on a star.d, uses plates or flat films in Dark Slides or Daylight Loading Adapters,
be -loadedBo_x-Formin DaylightFilm rvithCrmcla.Roll Films.A CameraVerylikesimplea box,an'd which;G;yr;;;jican to use.
Foldind Film Camera. A light bellows Camera that folds uo very compactly..for the.pocket.
Jome mooels wul use plates and- Loadsadaptersrn alsoDaylight witn noit-flms1
Camera A Camera. sc itted wrth an internal mirror - Re0ex pl:!1ue. m.ay tl: focusseC be and seen oo a g.oood-gtas. ,-;;;;; llqTrvtrtle. th,epiate is in po_sition,::'eht up moment to the oiexposura
-Field Camera. A Carnera frtted &.ith bellows onty i'ntl"aea to be used on a staad. ""0
THE LENS AND ITS TYPES.
. Lent, The optrcal part of the aDparatus. for condensing the tmage. of the thing to be photographed cn to the plate. It consists
sometrmes of one plece of curved glass, and sometimes of two or more placed in a brass tube, called the mounr..
The simplest type oI - lenses _,photographicMenisc.us, -Singlelens, composedor Lanscapeof two simpleLens. cem6nted tirlether to look like one.
Known R.R. Lens. as a Rapiil Rectilinear," " Aplanat " " orSymmetrical^ Lens. Consists Lenses, two^Landscape of oie mounted
at each end of a brass tube. Is faster tha['the ],Ienrscus Lens andis a good universal Lens.
perfect Lens. A very fine and Lens, com- type of greater.blnlng-. Anastiomat and the- power giving pictures shdrper than of :pced,the- cheaper liinds, rendeis Ii possrble dhort-expos'ureJ verydull days. on
. Portrait Aftaehment. A lens to oe slipped in rront of the lensrn- a non-focussing Camera, enabling portrdiis or near objects to betaken.
, .SJ"fg or. f)iaphrapm. A means of making the opening throughwhich the light. passes into the Lens smarler'-or targbr. srometini6s
tlrrs is a revolving plate of metal u'itn oifierent sized holes in it. oran arrangement of little leaves made of vulcanite or copper which
can be madc to close up or oDerr o'rt.
relation to the
pn"G.ipliO.-le.nsFocus.that _will'fheregive istheineshaipestpoii:ionimagelor oftnethLplatesubjecfinThis is called the " to"o"."-View original page 17Page 19 · Read text
ChaOter I.
Choosing the Camera.
you make up your mind to commence IJIRECTLY t'-, photography you wonder what camera you had.
better buy ; and, of course, this is an important
question. But there is no answer to the question that
would suit everybody. Some hJve a fancy for one
type of camera, and others for another.
To begin with it is not wise for the beginner to buy
an expensive and complicated instrument. A simple
one will be easier to use, and will do all that is required for
some time to come. Later on you may begin to wish
that your camera would do something that it is not
adapted for; and by that time you rvill haie gained
some experience, you will know just what you want, and
you can select the verv camera that will exactly suit you.
Do not imagine that the quality of your work d.epends
on the possession of a costly camera ; it depends almost
entirely on the care and thought you give it. If you
learn to do clean, pleasing work with wharever camera
you buy, you will be able, Iater on, to do full justice to
the extra power placed in your hands by a better one.
Some cameras are specially made for use on a stand,
and these are not suitable for holding in the hand while
a photcgraph is taken. You are almost sure to prefer
a camera that can be held in the hand, and that is con_
venient for taking what are generally called ,,snap-shots."
As a matter of fact such a camera can be used on.a
stand (or tripod) just as well, when it is necessary to
give such a long exposure that you could, not hold the
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KINDS OF CAX,{ERAS
camera perfectlY still. Some cameras are called " hand
and stand " carneras, because they are equally suitable
afor taking snaP-shots in the hand or for Putting on
tripod for slower rvorh.
If you do
ut-,t want,
a camera
that will
fold up
very small,
perhaps
s m a I I
enough to
slip into
your poc-
ket, ycru might like a box-form magaz:Jre camera of the
., Klito " t.yp.. You rvill see that it is a sort of leather-
covered box ; ancl although not so compact as other
patterns, it is light and always ready for use' It is
called a " magazine " camera, because it contains a
store of plates-generally a dozen-rvhich can be exposed
and changecl quite easily. There is no other sort of camera
that is easier to use. It rvi1l not do everything, but it
is splend.id. for all-round hand-camera work, and is a
capital camera to carrv during a walk in the cottntry
or a ramble by the sea.
The ,, trolding K1ito " is fitted with bellorvs, so that
it rvill close up nice and smail; but the plates are not
carried. in a magazine in the camera,. but separately in
ones or twos. Then there is the " Folcling Ensign," a
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MORE I(INDS
small; and there is the " Flush - Back Ensign,"
a better model, lvhich is also used for roll films.
lVe will talk presentl5,
about the different parts
of a camera, and ly|at
they are used for, and
you rvill then hnorv rvhat
you get and r,vh:it you do
not get in ant, particular
pattern of carnera.
Perhaps -vou have
heard a photographer
Salr "IonlvlvishIhad
had my camera ri'ith me,"
when he has colne unex-
pectcdly upon a goocl
subject for a snap-shot,
and has had to miss it.
Of course, you cannot
always carry about rvith you a box-forrn camera, and.
even a folding one may be too much to keep regularry in
the pocket. But a tittle camera Iike the ,,Ensignette,, is
a real pocket compa'ion. It is ready for use in a few
mornents, and hu'dreds of capital pictures have been
secured rvith it by photograprrers who have kept it
handy in their pocket. Although the pictures it takes are
rather small they can be enlarged easily into picture post-
cards, or even into prints suitable for frami'g a'd hang-
ing on the walls. If you can afford it you r,r,ilr fi.'d. the
"Ensignette" a jolly little camera to carry in your pocket
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CARE OF CAMERA
When you have become a really first-rate photo-
grapher, and are satisfied only rvith the very best results,
and rvant to attempt ail sorts of diffrcult subjects, you
rvill most likely rvant a " Reflex " camera. This has a
mirror inside it, so that you can see just rvhat you are
taking, and the whole camera is dcsigned for dealing
rvith subjects that are very diffrcult rvith other cameras.
But at first you will want something much simpler and
easier to use.
Now whatever camera )'ou buy to begin your
photography with, you should make up your mind that
you will thoroughly understand it, and learn to use it
well. Even if it costs only a few shiilings you can do
good work rvith it if you use it properly. And take care
of your
camera.
Keep it
dry and
free from
dus t,
handie it
gently, and
be on the
watch to
see that
all its
working parts are in good order. When you want to
change to another camera it lvill be an advantage to
have your o\,vn in excellent condition, as you can then
sell it for a good price and so recover part of the cost
of your new one.
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Chapter II.
Parts-of theli Camera.
camera fittings and adjustments the!r \I/HATEVER 'use V V mav have vou should understand the and
purpose of them ali. So we rvill simply explain those
likely to be found.
Every camera has a lens, and although you need not
trouble about the particular name given it, there are
some points about it you must know. For every lens
there is an exact spot somewhere behind it where the
plate must be placed to receive a sharp and clear image
of what is in front of the lens. The distance from the
plate to the lens gives what is called the focus of the lens.
Thus, if the plate is 5 inches from the lens when it gives
a sharp image of distant objects we say the lens has a
focus of 5 inches. The longer the focus of the lens the
larger is the image of any given object. Suppose we
photographed a man with a lens of 4 inch focus, and his
image is r inch high ; then if we used a lens of 8 inch
focus his image u'ould be z inches high.
If you examine the lens in your camera you will see
that the light not only has to pass through the glasses
of the lens, but also through a round hole. This hole
you may call a stop. You will find, too, that there is
some arrangement for altering the size of this stop.
You must pay particular attention to this matter. The
smaller you make the stop the better will be the definition
of the image thrown by the lens. It will be very sharp
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